SBA IT Modernization Reporting Act

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SBA IT Modernization Implementation Plan Requirement

Requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to implement Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations on IT modernization and submit a formal implementation plan to Congress covering risk management, cybersecurity, scheduling, and cost controls for IT projects.

• Population Scope Low The provision directly affects only the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its internal IT operations, a single federal agency with no direct reach to the broader public.
• Budgetary Magnitude Low No funding is authorized, appropriated, or obligated by this provision.
• Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Creates a new statutory duty binding SBA Administrator to a specific external report's recommendations and mandating a structured congressional reporting process, constraining agency discretion over IT modernization governance rather than changing substantive law across a regulated population.
• Degree of Discretion Granted Low Mandatory 'shall' language governs both the implementation of Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations and the submission of the plan, leaving the Administrator with little discretion beyond the operational details of compliance.
• Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low The provision imposes an internal agency planning and reporting obligation with no new enforcement mechanisms, penalties, or external compliance infrastructure.
• Temporal Commitment High The statutory duty to implement GAO recommendations and the policies and procedures governing SBA IT projects persists indefinitely until Congress acts to repeal it.